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Riki Bonnema is studying environmental sciences, with an emphasis on marine ecology, at North Carolina State. After her performance at the recent ACC swimming meet in Atlanta, Bonnema might want to start perusing a record book. The former Olympia standout set a conference record by swimming the 50-yard freestyle in 21.87 seconds in a prelim, then placed first in the final. She was part of two winning relay teams, including one that established a school record in the 200 free relay. Bonnema also was on a Wolfpack team that finished third in the 200 medley relay. It was her record-setting performance in the 50 free that continues to create ripples, though. "I don't believe it...

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Riki Bonnema is studying environmental sciences, with an emphasis on marine ecology, at North Carolina State.
After her performance at the recent ACC swimming meet in Atlanta, Bonnema might want to start perusing a record book.
The former Olympia...

Spring football practice is in full swing for some schools across the country with others getting back to the gridiron over the next month.
Over the next week, the Orlando Sentinel will take a look at some of the key storylines for the Power 5...

Former UF defensive star Dante Fowler Jr. heads to this week's NFL Scouting Combine looking to add to his considerable predraft buzz.
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New UF coach Jim McElwain knows a good receivers coach when he sees one.
McElwain was a good one himself, after all, coaching the position at four different stops during his career. He later oversaw offenses that produced some of the nation's best pass...

They say the NFL is the most popular game in America.
Apparently, it's pretty cool.
Sure would be nice to have pro football in Florida.
What they are playing now in Miami, Jacksonville and Tampa can't be pro football.
It's not even a good...

2014.
Heckuva year, but then, that's true of every year. In no particular order, here are some snapshots of what I noticed this year, in and out of sports, good and bad and occasionally hilarious. Perhaps you noticed some of the same things:
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"Monday Night Football" was the biggest show in the nation Monday night.
The Green Bay Packers' 43-37 victory over the Atlanta Falcons averaged nearly 14 million viewers.
The most-watched programs on the broadcast networks were NBC's "The...

It’s nice to see a recent recruiting trend here in Central Florida, with college-football prospects realizing major college-football programs are not always, to borrow a line from Beck, “Where It’s At.”
We don’t even need two turntables to spin this one....

TAMPA — The Tampa Bay Bucs have perfected the Walk of Shame:
Heads bowed, disgruntled and dejected as they progressively make their way from the field to the tunnel to the locker room.
How many ways can you screw things up?
"It sucks,"...

TAMPA -- The Bucs welcomed back two players from suspension Wednesday, and fullback Jorvorskie Lane was relieved by the warm greeting he received from teammates.Lane and defensive lineman Da'Quan Bowers each missed the past two games due to suspensions...

Patrick DiMarco did it again.
Yes, we're talking about the Patrick DiMarco who led Lake Brantley to the Florida big-school state football championship game, the same DiMarco who turned one major-college scholarship offer into a 52-game career for Steve...

Running off at the typewriter …
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Give Tom Coughlin a break.
He's just 68. The kid made a mistake.
What happened to Coughlin last week was just as much the fault of the NFL as it was his error. Yes, Colts QB Andrew Luck hurriedly threw what proved to be a touchdown pass. And, yes,...

The football regular season has been done for only three days and coaching moves are already being made.
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Nyqwan Murray scored on a 58-yard touchdown pass from D'Andre Weaver with five minutes left Friday night to give Oak Ridge (7-1, 5-0 in Class 7A, District 4) a 34-28 victory against East River (3-5, 2-3) for its first district title since 1977. East River...

Christian Jones got his first NFL start out of the way Sunday.
The former Lake Howell and FSU linebacker was in the Chicago Bears' lineup for their 27-13 road victory against the Atlanta Falcons. He made one tackle and assisted on three others.
Jones...

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Fans were thrilled to have football back, and old favorites claimed the other ratings slots in the Top 10.
The most-watched programs nationally:
1. NFL...

Marc Rankin, East River’s head coach since its second season of football in 2010, resigned under pressure on Thursday. The Falcons are one victory into their 2014 season.
"I was given an ultimatum to resign or be let go," Rankin said....